GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| vixen | a female fox |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |